The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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Page vi
... given them all , would have swelled these volumes to an immeasurable size ; and to have drawn my own conclusion , would have been " making one man write by the judgment of another : " a liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence ...
... given them all , would have swelled these volumes to an immeasurable size ; and to have drawn my own conclusion , would have been " making one man write by the judgment of another : " a liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence ...
Page xiii
... given the various readings very much in detail , as it is a matter of interesting curiosity , should this conjecture be correct , to trace the progress of his mind from his first thoughts to his more improved conceptions . In other ...
... given the various readings very much in detail , as it is a matter of interesting curiosity , should this conjecture be correct , to trace the progress of his mind from his first thoughts to his more improved conceptions . In other ...
Page xiv
... given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have nothing to recommend them , but are palpably and sometimes ludicrously erroneous : I have done so , in order to show how necessary it is to collate them all , and how ill ...
... given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have nothing to recommend them , but are palpably and sometimes ludicrously erroneous : I have done so , in order to show how necessary it is to collate them all , and how ill ...
Page xxi
... given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according to the principle laid down by Mr. Malone , of adhering as strictly as possible to the ancient copies ; and ...
... given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according to the principle laid down by Mr. Malone , of adhering as strictly as possible to the ancient copies ; and ...
Page xxii
... given in the folio , exclaims , on entering , " Master , master ! news , and such news as you never heard of . " Mr. Rowe , perceiving that the answer of Baptista , " Is it new and old too ? " was thus unintelligible , read " Master ...
... given in the folio , exclaims , on entering , " Master , master ! news , and such news as you never heard of . " Mr. Rowe , perceiving that the answer of Baptista , " Is it new and old too ? " was thus unintelligible , read " Master ...
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